Surname Dobrovoljski in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Dobrovoljski families are predominantly Croats (from Slavonski Brod area ), rarely Ukrainians (from Bosnian Krajina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Celinac area) and in Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Dobrovoljski live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Pula (<10), Poljanci in Slavonski Brod area (<5), Vukovar (<5), Rovinj (<5), and in Rajic (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Dobrovoljski (including: Dobrovolysky , Dobrowoliski ) is present in 9 countries on three continents. "Dobrowoliski " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jadranka Dobrovoljski, Josip Dobrovoljski, Marjan Dobrovoljski, Vlado Dobrovoljski, Igor Dobrovoljski, Ivan Dobrovoljski, Davorka Dobrovoljski, Sanja Dobrovoljski, Branka Dobrovoljski, Vasilj Dobrovoljski, Ana Dobrovoljski, Bela Dobrovoljski, Ankica Dobrovoljski, Štefica Dobrovoljski, Đuka Dobrovoljski, Snežana Dobrovoljski, Andreja Dobrovoljski, Davor Dobrovoljski, Maria Dobrovoljski

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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